Jodan Ledford
Head of Institutional and Managing Director
Jodan Ledford is the head of institutional at Thornburg Investment Management, responsible for developing and executing sales strategies, building and maintaining high-level relationships, and representing the firm within the institutional investment community. Before joining Thornburg in 2024, he was CEO of Smart USA, a retirement fintech provider. Previously, Jodan served as chief client officer at Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc., where he led a team across sales, marketing, investment solutions, product strategy, and portfolio management.
Earlier in his career, Jodan was an executive director at UBS Global Asset Management, responsible for developing investment and risk management solutions for large institutional clients and leading a middle markets initiative for mid-sized U.S. corporate pension plans. He also worked as an associate in J.P. Morgan’s investment banking division, developing risk management strategies for companies with large pensions. Jodan started his career as an actuarial analyst at Watson Wyatt Worldwide.
Jodan holds a MS in applied statistics from the University of Miami and a BA in mathematics from Emory University.